ElBaradei's ambiguous remarks show no diversion in Iran N-plan
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Tehran, March 12, IRNA
Iran-Asefi-Nuclear
Iran Sunday said although the UN nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei's remarks about Iran are ambiguous, they reveal that Tehran has not diverted its nuclear program from its peaceful purposes.
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi made the remark in his talks to reporters on the sidelines of a two-day international conference entitled "Energy and Security; Asian Vision".
The United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan Thursday sent ElBaradei's Iran report to the international body's Security Council.
The Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) failed to issue any resolution in its Wednesday's meeting on Iran and ElBaradei's report was submitted to the UN Security Council.
"We think the opposing sides, the Zionist regime and the United States, will surely sustain damage if they make the situation more critical.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran has enough capacity to maintain and defend its rights."
Asked whether Iran has started industrial-scale enrichment after the board's decision, the spokesman said, "Not yet. We will wait and see what is going to take place in the next two or three days." Asefi said the uncommitted opposing parties have breached previous agreements.
He blasted the US President George Bush's stance toward Iran as cliche and unreasoning caused by Washington's failure in Iraq.
Bush Friday called Iran a grave national security concern.
"The US failure to establish security and peace in Iraq is easily palpable. The issue has infuriated the White House and Mr Bush.
He (Bush) made such baseless remarks to cover up his fiascos." 2327-2325/1412
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